Colorado Open Lands

Lakewood, CO ·EIN 84-0866211 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$7.9M received 86 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Colorado Open Lands?

Colorado Open Lands is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Col Foundation ($1.5M), The Denver Foundation ($1.3M), Colorado Gives Foundation ($585K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Colorado Open Lands between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Col Foundation$1,535,16762020–2025
The Denver Foundation$1,346,35042020–2024
Colorado Gives Foundation$585,20652020–2024
Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock$380,00042021–2024
Fjc$332,48722021–2022
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$278,93522022–2024
6s Foundation$275,00052020–2024
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts$193,11532020–2024
Gates Family Foundation$185,00042020–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$174,16742021–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$160,00012024
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$150,00032020–2022
Fredman Family Foundation Inc$140,00052020–2024
Records Johnston Family Foundation$133,33322023–2024
Mighty Arrow Family Foundation$125,00052020–2024
The Morgridge Family Foundation$105,20032021–2024
JJP Family Foundation Inc$100,00022021–2023
Lp Brown Foundation$100,00012022
Ronald And Carol Moore Family Foundation$100,00022021–2022
Mile High United Way Inc$97,34552021–2025
Community Foundation of Northern$93,09932021–2024
The Michael P Dowling Foundation$86,37542021–2024
Wet Mtn Valley Community Foundation$84,12732022–2024
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$80,00022021–2022
Charles H Kurtz Family Foundation$65,50042021–2024

Showing top 25 of 86 funders by total given.

What grants has Colorado Open Lands received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Col FoundationPRESERVE OPEN SPACE$422,521
2025Mile High United Way IncDAF, DESIG$10,855
2025The Knapp FundGENERAL$2,000
2024Col FoundationPRESERVE OPEN SPACE$418,706
2024The Denver FoundationLAND RESOURCES CONSERVATION$412,850
2024National Fish and Wildlife FoundationRESTORING THE HYDROLOGY OF THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER$175,728
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo explore opportunities to improve streamflow, reconnect floodplains, and restore wetlands on public and private land in the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand, Summit and parts of Eagle Counties.$160,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$147,608
2024Colorado Coalition of Land TrustsCONSERVATION PROJECT$145,000
2024Eleanor and Henry HitchcockGENERAL OPERATIONS$125,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$108,000
2024Belvedere Charitable FoundationAN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$50,304
20246s FoundationTO PRESERVE THE SIGNIFICANT OPEN LANDS AND DIMINISHING NATURAL HERITAGE OF COLORADO.$50,000
2024Gates Family FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$50,000
2024Records Johnston Family FoundationGENERAL$50,000
2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncTO SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE NORTHWEST (CRAIG) OR SOUTHERN (PUEBLO) REGIONS$35,000
2024The Morgridge Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$35,000
2024American Farmland TrustPROMOTING SOUND FARMING PRACTICES/KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND$31,000
2024Wet Mtn Valley Community FoundationLAND CONSERVATION$29,615
2024Mile High United Way IncDESIG$25,000
2024Fredman Family Foundation IncTO PRESERVE THE SIGNIFICANT OPEN LANDS AND NATURAL HERITAGE OF COLORADO THROUGH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS, INNOVATIVE LAND CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP.$25,000
2024The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION ACTIVITIES$25,000
2024Mighty Arrow Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Merlin FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
2024The Cleveland FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024Monaghan FoundationFOR THE SUPPORT OF LAND CONSERVATION IN COLORADO$15,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION$15,000
2024The Michael P Dowling FoundationNATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION$15,000
2024Ruth Brown FoundationENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
2024Heider Family Foundation Co Susan H ColemanGENERAL OPERATING$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado Open Lands?

Colorado Open Lands is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Col Foundation ($1.5M), The Denver Foundation ($1.3M), Colorado Gives Foundation ($585K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Colorado Open Lands between 2020–2025.

Who is Colorado Open Lands's largest funder?

Col Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Colorado Open Lands, with $1.5M across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Colorado Open Lands received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Colorado Open Lands across 200 grants from 86 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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